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Uma; One more thing I forgot. Make sure the load range D tires are not so much bigger you will have a problem mounting and dismounting them. The specs on the load range D tires I put on my trailer showed they were only one tenth of an inch wider than the range C tires I took off. So I...

Uma; I would like to make a couple of points. First, on load range D tires. Each time you go up a letter in load range (like from B to C, C to D, or D to E) you get a stronger, heavier-built tire. They used to be rated by plies (back in the not too distant past, especially before radial...

Oh my. Tire pressures. Forget about trailer tires for just a minute. Looking at the door post on my 2013 Subaru Forester, it says the tire pressure should be 28 pounds. Now, the tires say on the sidewalls that the maximum pressure in these particular tires is 40 pounds. Do I rush out and...

Jack is a very helpful and respected source on this forum in his many comments. I do have to differ in one respect to his comments above, however. The 65 psi on the tire sidewall is the maximum inflation pressure, not the pressure the manufacturer recommends for all situations. There is no...

On mine, there is a plastic cover that is secured by a bolt that comes up from the bracket, that you would still have to loosen before letting down the spare. And you wouldn't be able to remove the spare from underneath unless you cut that bolt off. If you cut the bolt off and come up with...

My 1999 22 foot classic has no other place for the spare, although I wish there was some place to put either the spare or battery than what the factory provided. I would like to do a dual-battery setup, and some Hi-Lo's have them in the tongue where the spare is on mine and yours too. The...

Glad to hear it's working out. Sounds like a good resolution. Hope you enjoy the next part of your adventure!

Well, Tinovac, a lot of folks on this forum have tried to help and it doesn't seem we have gotten very far. Reading back through this thread, I note that several people have mentioned the hitch latch, which, if not open, would cause exactly the complaints you have about ball size. But you have...

Tinovack, So what did your "hitch guy" have to say?

Just one more time, are you sure the hitch latch was open when you tried to insert the 2 5/16" ball? If that was obvious to you, sorry for the question. But if the 2" ball was just rattling around in there, there has to be some reason ... For safety, the ball should really not have a whole...

My 1999 22 foot Classic uses a 2 5/16 ball. The ball should not really feel loose in the hitch. Make sure you are opening the trailer's hitch latch all the way before lowering it onto the ball. Even then sometimes you have to move the tow vehicle slightly ahead or back to get the hitch socket...

Hi; I was one of the people who wet his blinds and kept them compressed. It worked well for me to take out the wrinkles, etc. The blinds stayed in place in the Hi-Lo. I just dampened the problem shades lightly with a misting spray bottle. Then, as I raised the blinds a little at a time, I...

I wish we were close enough to Ohio to get J&R to replace the seals. We get by ok, but a little debris always creeps in when we are traveling. I didn't realize you were a long-time Hi-Lo owner, so you probably know about as much or more than I do. I've only had ours for 4 years. I intended...

Hi Usagi; The day/night shades seem to have different attachment systems depending on the year. If all that's wrong is pleats not folding the way they should, here's how I fixed mine in our 1999 Classic, and didn't have to take them down. At the end of the year, I took a spray bottle and...

Mona, your 1998 is just one year older than my 1999 Classic. The refrigerators may be the same. On my Dometic, you set the switch to GAS, then push in a red button on the same panel. Hold it in until the needle in the indicator gauge moves and comes into the green section. That means the...

My 1999 2299L Classic has no evidence of any buckles. It spent most of it's life in Southern California and I live in Eastern Idaho, also a very dry area. No evidence of any leaks. I would suspect water damage too, but I don't know if there was a difference in the way the panels were...

Hunter100, if you are still looking ... With your past experience with trailers/motorhomes, you probably realize that EVERY RV you consider is a compromise. There is no such thing as a perfect one. So you have to figure out what advantages are most important. And what you can't live with. I...

Hi MF; It looks like it would be helpful to know the year and model of your Hi-Lo. In my 1999 22L Classic, the 12 volt fuse panel is in the cabinet under the bathroom sink. Be sure to replace with the same size fuse. Also, those lights with the shades use a bulb with two contacts on the...

The door on my water port was a little mangled when I bought the trailer. It didn't take long to understand that happens when the door isn't closed when you lower the top section of the Hi-Lo. The whole water port was easy to replace on my 1999 model. Exact replacements available at every RV...

Fernjohn; If you are thinking about a weight distribution hitch, I'm really happy with the Andersen hitch I have. Lightweight, easy to use, clean, and really stable. Disclaimer: I have no relationship to the manufacturer other than we are both located in Idaho ...

I have a 1999 22L Classic, and recently replaced the converter with a more modern one than came with the trailer. The converter changes some of the 120 volt power from your 30 Amp hookup to run all the 12 volt lights and equipment, and also charges the battery. I found mine didn't do a very...

Hunter, I don't know about timing out, but then I'm not as experienced on here as a lot of the regulars. I do know that I wrote a response the other day, then decided I wanted to put a quote in it, but when I clicked on "quote" in the earlier message, my whole message disappeared. Guess you...

Sounds like a deal, Wayne. I bought my 1999 22ft Classic about 4 years ago and I have a lot more into it than you are asking. If your floor plan is like mine, I think this size Hi-Lo is pretty desirable, though, and I didn't find many on the market at the time.

Not sure what that last question is ... If you replaced the Hi-Lo torsion axles with spring-type, you might get more clearance underneath, but that seems counter to the whole reason for a Hi-Lo, which is to hunker down low out of the wind when towing. On the other hand, it seems I remember you...

Hunter, I have a 1999 22' Classic and it seems to me the bed has a lot of length to it beyond my 6' frame, the bed length set up side to side. TowLights are narrower. Of course, some people don't like sleeping on the bed you get by converting the couch. We do OK with a foam mattress cover on...